Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-28

lie Tells the Same Old Tale Filled IN Witt
Many Minor Circumstances
Prosecution Rests Its
Case
| Court opened yesterday morning with q
smaller attendance than usual, the heavy
rainfall det2rring many from ascending
the steep hill upon which the court houst
stands. In the afternoon the room bcgar
to ill up, an unusually large proportion
Of ladies being in the audience and the at
tentiOn that was paid to the slightest WORD
| bearing upon the ease, showed that public
! feeling IN the murder trial is untagging
The prosecution closed its testimony anG
the defense opened. The rumor is curren
that the witnesses for the defense are no
appearing as readily as might he wished
and that some of them will fail to testify
what has been expected Of them.
The prisoners relatives were still pres
ent and watched the proceedings closely
in the morning Baker seemed very anN.
ions and disturbed His numerous whS.
pered conversations with his counsel and
uneasy movements indicated that some.
thing more than ordinary was weighing
upon his mind
Ralston the man who has made him sell
prominent by his testimony at various
times III favor of the defense, was present
IN Court yesterday. II Is said he loitered
around the Jail for considerable time
before the opening of Court, watching for
| a chance to have private conversation
with the prisoner. Whatever his so-called
valuable testimony may he, it is certain
that it will he closely scrutinized and sub
jeCtcd TO the seyereSt test
PROF. LOGAN,
a deaf mute, was called 10 give expert ties,
timony as to the blood stains on the gar
ments The defense through Col. Moore
objected to Prot Logan as an improper
witness Objection oyerrulrd. The qucS.
tions aud answers had 10 he submitted in
writing and were read aloud
To the Court The trousers and collar
were shown the witness. recognize
these rs the garments handed me by Dep
uty Chapman; delivered them to DIR. Me
Kenn0n, who testified here yesterday and
took a receipt for them.
At the request OF Col Moore the Court
here entered an order to deliver the trous.
crs and COLLAR to the defense Tor the pur-
pose of microscopic and chemical tests OF
the alleged blood stains They were
brought to this city last evening and sub
mittcd to examination at the hands OF a
competent expert.
t. u. RICHARDSON
called: reside ar New Cumberland; was
saw the prisoner on the front porch; McSSrs.
Lindsay, Chapman, Marshall and myself
So, dawn hv rs. % / a red snnt -" Ia
pants on the bacS the ,'lght leg; he
walked out on the$ "h and ! iol-
lowed him: ~ he q, the porch he
threw back his coat aud saw marks on his
hip pocket; they looked like they were
bloody finger marks freshly made.
CroSScXamination thought the marks
were blood don't see any of 1t on the pants
now.
OLIVER LEE
said Reside in New Cumberland; was
sergeant OF the town last year; saw the
prisoner in Jail on the Friday after the
murder; he was rubbing at pair of pants;
he was in the cell in aNudc condition, his
tace turned away from the window; had
the pants over his knee; the pants he was
rubbing were in front; he looked over
them very carefully; he turned around and
saw me and icrkcd up paper and began
reading; watched him few minutes and
walked away.
Cross-cNamned i was there about noon
Friday; was Idle on that day; went mp to
see there to see the prisoner; don't know
what the spots were he was rubbing; a.
soon ~ he saw me he put the pants away
quickly and took up newspaper
Redirect examination There was q cur
tain over the window and about three or
inches of the glass was exposed; caught
Bakers eyes as he looked around.
\. ". BROWN
sworn. Published a copy OF N interview
had with the prisoner; Baker talked with
me about the interview; said that that was
the only fair new paper account of the mur-
der: il was ~ correct ~ il Wa possible To
make il he said. when I was talking with
him at the Cove, that hr had got postal
card that his father was sick and he went
up there to see him; when he got to Cross
Creek he found his father was better and
he thought he would return home; ! re-
member Of his speaking about three men
who came there to rent the lot; IN the in
teryiew he spoke of losing three hundred
and fifty dollars; it was stolen from his
pockc,boOk, which he found on the floor
The crOSs-eNaminatiOn of Mr. Brown was
reserved until Il copy OF the published in
tervirw could be secured.
DIR. MORRIS
| recalled for cross-eNaminatIon, said: Had
heard that Mr.. keaggie, his wife and son
were witnesses for the State; had a convcr-
satiOn with him since the trial; told koag-
rie that had heard his name mentioned
in connection with bribery. he brought up
the matter ahnat his boy; did not know
the evidence that Keagge'S boy would
give; did not say to Ktaggie that he had
better stay away; his wife was not men
toned in our conversation.
Redirect eXaminution--l passed his barn
and saw him. he introduced the matter OF
the trial; said that he would not let the
boy come unless he was compelled to. !
said there was great talk about the matter
and had heard some men say that money
had been used on him.
uR. uwINGS
recalled, said Did not make a medical
examination OF the bodies, have not prac-
ticed medicine for thirteen years, made
only a superficial examination Of the
wound. and did not testify before the Cor
Oncr's jury Is an expert.
". $. MILLER
recalled-The shoes were sh0wG the wit
ness. who pointed ont ine position Of the
blood stains upon them; the spots looked
like blood; could not say whether 1t was or
not.
ROBERT PNTIEN~"N
recalled have q skirt, over-kirt and dol